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Nursing at Grand Canyon University

Nursing at Grand Canyon University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Grand Canyon University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 103,427.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Grand Canyon University Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

Grand Canyon University Nursing Rankings

There were 368 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Grand Canyon University.

Grand Canyon University Nursing Master’s Program

91% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Canyon University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 220
Black or African American 253
Hispanic or Latino 219
White 684
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 125

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Grand Canyon University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Canyon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Administration 792
Registered Nursing 674
Nursing Practice 368
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 208
Critical Care Nursing 197
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 140

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Grand Canyon University.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Registered Nurses 54,690 $77,000
Medical and Health Services Managers 8,160 $115,770
Nurse Practitioners 3,510 $110,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors 840 $81,110
Nurse Midwives 100 $114,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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